Nicola Conte channels the spirit of 60s Italian jazz and spy movie soundtracks into his debut album, <I>Bossa Per Due</I>, and the results are amazingly fun. The tracks here exude such happiness that it’s impossible not to have a smile on your face while listening to this album. There’s plenty here to liven up dinner gatherings or cocktail parties. “Bossa Per Due” makes you want to go for a drive down a sunny Mediterranean coast. “Fuoco Fatuo” should be played when you want to evoke that smoky, underground jazz club feel. And “La Coda Del Diavolo” is a must for any wild and crazy swingers in the party. And along with the joyousness, there’s quite a bit of accomplished songwriting and musicianship too. This is jazz at its perkiest.